Omalur Junction Railway Station
Omalur Junction railway station (station code: OML) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway junction serves Omalur and its surrounding areas in Salem, Tamil Nadu. This railway junction also serves as a satellite station for Salem Junction. All the trains halting/passing via Salem Junction from Bengaluru and Mettur stop at Omalur Junction. This station lies on the junction of lines to Bengaluru via Dharmapuri and Hosur and Mettur.
The station has six tracks and two platforms that are mainly for the trains that are waiting to enter Salem Junction. Omalur junction is one of the nearest railway stations to Salem Airport. Now the station has been extending with 15 crores of large station building and 3rd platform with island platform.
Location and layout
The station has two platforms. The third platform with a subway is under construction it will be finished within two months.
The station is at the junction of two lines:
- Salem–Bengaluru section
- Salem–Mettur Dam spur line via Omalur it is electrified and doubling track between Omalur to Mettur.
References
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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